The Park Lane Mystery Chapter XII Continues
Aileen and Jim read a cryptic paper amid a London street scene and enter the House of Commons where Sir Joseph Layton, the Foreign Minister, appears. They discuss Harlow and continental diplomacy as Parliament buzzes and a dinner with ambassadors looms.
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Aileen
Oxford Street
House of Commons
Jim
Harlow
Ike
Balkans
Joseph
Bonn
Sir Joseph
War Office
Parliament
Evening conversation and pursuit surrounding Elk and Harlow
In a tense exchange a woman recalls a quiet, cryptic talk with a man as suspicion grows about an unusual event. Elk moves from a boarding house to Great Eastern Road while Inspector Carlton learns of Harlow dinner details and a new office purchase in Moorgate Street. Jim vows to seek a Jewish Irish-named lawyer or financier contact Ellenbury, while warning of future meetings.
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Phew
Jim
Commons
Basingstoke Canal
Mr. Speaker
Elk
Scotland Yard
Great Eastern Road
Harlow
Carlton
Ratas
Moorgate Street
Ellenbury
Lawyver
Brown
Sailor Rescues Pets After Ship Sinking at Euston
A sailor at Euston Station in London arrived with a hamper holding two pigeons and a bag containing a rabbit and grass. He recounted his ship's sinking and how he saved the rabbit by placing it on his lifebelt edge while swimming to safety, the pigeons held aloft as he headed to the canteen.
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Euston Station
London
Scrap metal to steel plants after World War years
The piece notes how scrap metal, once dismissed as junk, is collected from wagons nationwide and, when melted with pig iron in steel plants, is transformed back into steel through chemical processes.
Pershing Advice to Aid Britain Cited by Washington Post
The Post urges continued American support to Britain with war materiel and ships and notes Pershing’s call. It notes German and Italian propagandists exchanging taunts and mentions India building its own air force with training schools. It adds a remark that coffee leaves hold more caffeine than beans.
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General Pershing
Great Britain
The
Washington Post
India
Mona Lisa painting may soon be returned to Italy
A Kitchener Record observer reflects on the Mona Lisa’s history from Leonardo da Vinci to Napoleon and the Louvre, arguing the moral question is not about ownership but whether artists today are free to create. The piece notes ongoing debates about repatriation and the painting’s allure through centuries.
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Italy
Te Gamit
Cuumar Hinty
Paing PeHtCian
Lronardy
Afons Lisa
Francis I
France
Leonardo
Uus
Leonarda
Napoleon
Egypt
Louvre
Mona Lisa
Mussolini
Titian
Paris
Kitchener
Gems of Thought: Quotations on Truth and Duty
A compact collection of quotes on truth, integrity, and duty from authors including Francis Buon, Demosthenes, Mary Baker Eddy, Daniel Webster, Horsae Mann, and Emerson. The passages urge pursuing truth, justice, and personal conscience as guiding principles.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Daniel Webster
Costly War Toll in Narvik Photos Box Score
The Narvik fighting wrecks ships worth millions and destroys 150 town buildings valued at 2 million. Additional structures and the railway suffer multi million losses, illustrating the immense cost of modern warfare.
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Narvik
Niagara Falls Review
Air Force shifts guard duty to airmen across stations
Royal Canadian Air Force replaces militia guards with airmen to watch airfields and hangers night and day. Militia units previously assigned to guard duty are being replaced as air personnel are brought in, with many guards receiving standard infantry training.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Force
Air Minister
Power
Discovery of Franklin ballad The Lighthouse Tragedy unearthed
Maurice Babcock Jr reveals a 18th century ballad likely the first literary work of Benjamin Franklin. The Lighthouse Tragedy, lost for 175 years, was noted in Franklin's autobiography but scholars long searched without success.
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Benjamin Franklin
Maurice Babcock, Jr
Boston Light
Franklin
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Francis Buon
God
Demosthenes
Horsce Mann
Emerson
Wilson
Ana
Wilson Fly Pad CO
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Lydia
Pinkham
Boston
ASF
Overseas Department
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